In Germany, small and medium-sized enterprises are considered an important factor for stability. The combination of tradition, highly specialized products and innovation distinguishes medium-sized companies. Accordingly, the further development of structures, business models and processes is anchored in the core of these companies, so that digitization is now one of the essential developments. For successful implementation, all partners involved must be on the same wavelength and strive for a partnership at eye level. SAERTEX and Simplifier have succeeded in this.
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SAERTEX GmbH specializes in the development and production of high-tech reinforcement textiles made of glass, carbon, aramid and other high-performance fibers. The company, headquartered in Saerbeck, is one of the leading companies in its field – accordingly, continuous further development of the products and the company itself is a top priority. To do this, they identified the optimal technology in the low-code platform Simplifier. However, the partnership and agile mindset of the Simplifier team played the most important role in the decision for the cooperation.
Compatibility and mobility for a hybrid team
The hybrid team, consisting of front- and back-end developers, of the textile specialist had already gained experience with low-code technology. However, none of the tested platforms was convincing in terms of the mobile capability of the created applications. In addition, the requirements for straightforward and complete compatibility with SAP, SAP Sales Cloud and O365 were not met. Thus, in addition to the desire for modern technology and optimal collaboration, these points were decisive criteria for SAERTEX.
Start of the collaboration
Following the successful initial contact, a joint demo call between SAERTEX and Simplifier took place promptly. At this point, it was already apparent that the low-code platform was able to meet the technical requirements to our complete satisfaction.
“The out-of-the-box connections to SAP, the clearly structured development interface and the Open UI5 basis convinced us right away. The subsequent test run on the test instance provided not only confirmed the initial impression, but also showed us that we had found the optimal low-code platform for our company in Simplifier.”
Achieving goals together
Above and beyond the technology, however, the textile expert’s requirements were also met:
“Right from the start, communication with all contacts was super. The personal exchange was always targeted, open and realistic – if we were told that something was possible, it was.”
Thanks to its cross-industry experience and in-depth know-how, Simplifier implemented solutions quickly and reliably so that the defined goals could be achieved in a targeted manner.
“Our products and challenges are individual. With Simplifier, we have a partner who not only understands this, but also works with us on it. The team is motivated across all levels, open to ideas and professional. We are not just a customer, but a partner with whom we work at eye level. The fact that the chemistry is also right on a personal level is the icing on the cake.”
Agile mindset as a driver of innovation
As a first project, an application for loading control is currently being implemented at SAERTEX. It is intended to ensure the smooth flow of the various steps in the loading process and accordingly has a variety of functions and features that are intended to facilitate documentation on the one hand and traceability and control in an uncomplicated manner on the other.
“Our use case has an enormous degree of complexity, as numerous functions have to be coordinated with each other. In addition, smooth interaction with the linked systems is necessary. However, with Simplifier’s low-code platform and enabling, we can make the application live after just under three months.”
The loading control is the first project in the successive digitization of production at SAERTEX. Further applications will, for example, digitize paper-based processes and enable direct data maintenance in SAP.
“We have many ideas and strive for innovation. Knowing that we have a flexible and agile partner at our side, with whom we can tackle new projects in an uncomplicated way and full of fire, makes us want to do more.”
“Our collaboration has been characterized by a hands-on mentality and innovative spirit right from the start, because both SAERTEX and Simplifier have anchored these qualities in their DNA. The optimal basis for successful projects and a collaboration that is simply a pleasure. So it’s clear that we are very pleased to support SAERTEX in the implementation of its digitization projects.”